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National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval met Russian President Vladimir Putin during the BRICS National Security Advisers' meeting in St. Petersburg. This meeting follows Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s peace initiative to mediate the ongoing Russi...

India has confirmed receiving an invitation from Pakistan for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's Council of Heads of Government meeting in Islamabad this October. Pakistan, as the current chair, will host the two-day event. Invitations have bee...

Pakistan has invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's Council of Heads of Government meeting in October. Pakistan, which holds the rotating chairmanship, will host the summit in Islamabad. The SCO includ...

In a recent interview with Kazinform News Agency, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar underscored the critical need to combat terrorism comprehensively within the SCO framework. Emphasizing the threat terrorism poses to global and regional peace,...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Russia for the 22nd India-Russia annual summit with President Vladimir Putin will focus on enhancing cooperation in energy, trade, manufacturing, and fertilizers. Discussions will also address the Ukraine conf...

​​During the New Delhi SCO summit last year, one of the two joint statements adopted had been on Countering Radicalisation leading to Terrorism, Separatism and Extremism. Kazakhstan, during its chairmanship, carried forward the spirit of that statem...

Recent arrests of terrorists in Kyrgyzstan and earlier in Tajikistan have established ISIS links emanating from Afghanistan. The Indian establishment has been closely monitoring the spread of ISIS influence in Eurasia and its impact across the borde...

In Astana, Kazakhstan, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will hold meetings with counterparts from Tuesday to Thursday during the SCO Summit. A potential meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday is highly anticipated, marking ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans to visit Moscow from July 7-10 for a bilateral annual summit aimed at deepening the strategic partnership between India and Russia. This will be Modi's first visit to Russia since 2019, as prior visits were hindere...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi may skip the July 3-4 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Astana amid chill in ties with China. He may depute external affairs minister S Jaishankar to represent India.

The SCO Summit in Astana will focus on countering ISIS threats in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Iran, including plans to target India. It will address the terrorist network, literature promoting attacks, counter-terror cooperation...

PM Modi's global outreach includes trips to Italy for the G7 summit, Kazakhstan for the SCO summit, and Thailand for the BIMSTEC meet in his third term.

​Aramane is leading the delegation to Astana from April 25-26, the defence ministry said in a statement. The meeting will review the regional security issues, including the defence cooperation initiatives, within the SCO, it said. The defence secret...

Members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) at Tuesday's summit held under India's presidency issued a standalone declaration on de-radicalisation and decided to further develop cooperation in countering radicalisation that leads to terro...

It's not every day you find India sharing a high table with China and Pakistan. The 23rd Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit on Tuesday was such an occasion. So far, SCO has been shaped as a multilateral body with 'Chinese characteristics...

A joint declaration by the leaders at the end of an online summit hosted by India also said the SCO opposes the resolution of international and regional issues through "collectivisation, ideology and confrontational thinking".

India was made an observer at the SCO in 2005 and has generally participated in the ministerial-level meetings of the grouping, which focus mainly on security and economic cooperation in the Eurasian region. India has shown a keen interest in deepen...

While Putin is expected to attend the Summit, there is no concrete indication yet if Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the Summit in person. India-China ties remain lukewarm over China’s intransigence to restore May 2020 status quo along the ...

Real estate company Paras Buildtech has launched a new project, Paras Arcade 114, in Gurugram in India. The project covers 3.25 acres, has a saleable area of 4,597 sq m and includes more than 40 plots for SCOs. Paras Buildtech expects to generate a ...